On April 19, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is set to expire. The program ostensibly allows the government to spy on foreigners overseas, but has been used to target Americans.
Now, congressional Republicans and the Biden administration are trying to update the plan.
Some conservative Republicans want to get rid of the whole thing. They argue that the current system allows illegal espionage against U.S. citizens.
Donald Trump agrees with them.
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“Kill the ISSA”
Trump and conservatives must contend with the Republican establishment, which strongly supports the bill. Axios reports that House Speaker Mike Johnson is desperately trying to save the bill.
Readers should note that the left is trying to portray Johnson as “MAGA.” His positions on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and almost everything else are completely contrary to America First policy.
From Congress: “But as House Republicans gathered Thursday to discuss the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Trump urged them to repeal the bill because another part of the bill would have allowed domestic conduct only after law enforcement obtained a warrant. Monitor.
“Kill FISA, it was illegally used against me and many others. They spied on my campaign!” Trump wrote on his “Truth Social” social media platform.
The story continues:
While the FBI obtained a warrant for espionage against Trump campaign aide Carter Page, it was later discovered that the application omitted critical information and did not include details that would have violated the premise of FBI surveillance.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) noted that there have been abuses of the law in both foreign and domestic surveillance…
Still, the comments undermined House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), who recommended to colleagues during the session that the bill be approved without a warrant.
“I look forward to discussing this with him,” Johnson said of Trump. “I mean, the thing about FISA – he wasn’t wrong. Of course, they abused FISA. The whole Carter Page investigation – the whole fiasco was based on false premise, false Russian dossier and all But these reforms would actually eliminate the abuses that made President Trump’s campaign subject to surveillance.
Only in the United States can politicians openly admit that the programs they support are rife with abuses and unconstitutional violations against the American people.
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Trump campaign under surveillance
Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign came under surveillance for exploiting a loophole in FISA provisions now before Congress.
Policies that both the Democratic and Republican establishments want to protect.
And the policy’s core civil liberties advocates, on both the left and the right, oppose it.
Time magazine reported that “for years, civil liberties advocates have fought to prevent the FBI from searching Americans’ records without obtaining a warrant. The FBI has admitted to repeatedly violating its own rules and conducting improper operations. search.
“After the House and Senate this week approved a short-term extension as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the current law under Section 702 is set to expire in April. This sets the stage for lawmakers to discuss meaningful changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act early next year. The changes create a window for House Speaker Mike Johnson to cancel votes on two competing FISA bills this week amid disagreements over the program’s future.
Americans who value privacy and constitutional rights should hope that Donald Trump gets his way. They should hope the powers that be lose this battle.
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